间距 (jiān jù) — spacing (between objects); interval; gap | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

spacing (between objects)intervalgap

Easily confused

Examples

间距。
Zhè liǎng gè diǎn zhī jiān de jiān jù shì wǔ lí mǐ.
The spacing between these two points is five centimeters.
间距。
Qǐng diào zhěng xíng yǔ xíng zhī jiān de jiān jù.
Please adjust the spacing between lines.
间距。
Tā men bǎo chí le ān quán de jiān jù.
They maintained a safe distance.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

间jiānbetween

距jùdistance

间 (between) and 距 (distance) give the distance between things.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

足足zúfoot

Sound part声符shēngfú

巨

巨jù距jù

Same sound today

距 puts 足, meaning foot, beside 巨, which gives its sound.

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